Andrew Greenberg, Inc. v. Sir-Tech Software, Inc.

OPINION OF THE COURT

-Rosenblatt, J.

This appeal concerns New York’s long-arm statute (CPLR 302 [a]) and its reach over certain Canadian defendants who, asserting a purported lack of jurisdiction over them, seek dismissal of the complaint. Plaintiff Andrew Greenberg, Inc. (AGI) has alleged that in 1979 it created the name, concept and plot for a computer fantasy role-playing game known as “Wizardry.” Two years later, AGI and defendant Sir-Tech Software, Inc. (Sir-Tech S.I.)—both New York corporations—entered into an agreement granting Sir-Tech S.I. or a subsidiary the right to manufacture and…